The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob

The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing

Mira Jacob

512 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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Spanning India in the 70s to New Mexico in the 80s to Seattle in the 90s, The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing is a winning, irreverent debut novel about a family wrestling with its future and its past.When brain surgeon Thomas Eapen decides to cut ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,263 reviews

Moods

emotional 92%
reflective 75%
sad 57%
funny 35%
hopeful 32%
challenging 19%
inspiring 14%
mysterious 14%
dark 7%
tense 7%
informative 3%
lighthearted 3%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 36%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 71% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 93% | No: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 4%

Average rating

4.09

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